Nature emits mercury but not as much as humans do
Mining News Pro - Even though it has been estimated that anthropogenic activities have increased the global mercury reservoir in the ocean by 21%, the total amount of the toxic heavy metal, which includes what is produced by natural sources, has not been calculated until now.
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Environmental and human rights assessment of Rio Tinto’s former Panguna copper mine begins
Mining News Pro -The Panguna mine was operated by BCL, majority-owned by Rio Tinto, for 17 years from 1972 until 1989, when operations were suspended due to an uprising against the mine and subsequent civil war. A peace agreement was signed in 2001.
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Australia court blocks giant coal mine on human rights grounds
Mining News Pro - The Galilee Coal Project would add 1.58 billion tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere over its lifespan — more than triple Australia’s annual domestic emissions — and impact the human rights of future generations, the Queensland Land Court ruled on Friday.
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Human resource is irreplaceable
Mining News Pro - During a meeting with managers and heads of the industrial complex, chief executive of Chadormalu Mining & Industrial Complex said that human power is the irreplaceable capital and we will do our best to preserve the dignity and position of the workers.
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Rubio questions Volkswagen’s ties to metal suppliers in China over human rights
Mining News Pro - US Senator Marco Rubio is seeking information from Volkswagen AG about a pair of planned joint ventures with companies accused of having a record of alleged human rights violations such as forced labor and human trafficking.
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Human resource is the main pillar of development
Mining News Pro - New CEO of Mobarakeh Steel Co. believes that developing the human resources is one of the main pillars for company’s sustainable development.
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New Zealand police finds human remains 11 years after mine disaster
Mining News Pro - Human remains have been discovered at the site of one of New Zealand’s worst mining disasters more than a decade after the explosion that trapped and killed 29 men.
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UN says IPCC’s climate report “code red for humanity”
Mining News Pro - The authoritative Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released on Monday an updated report, the first major review of its kind since 2013, which shows temperatures on Earth will rise by about 1.5 degrees Celsius in around two decades, adding that a near-2m rise in sea levels by the end of this century “cannot be ruled out.”
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Human resource and technology are the advantages of Oxin Steel
Mining News Pro - Steel products, as a key element in development projects, have always received special attention from the authorities.
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Petra agrees to settlement over human rights abuses claims
Mining News Pro - A settlement has been agreed with diamond miner Petra Diamonds following claims of serious human rights abuses at its majority-owned Williamson diamond mine in Tanzania.
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Petra Diamonds delays release of probe into human rights abuses
Mining News Pro - Petra Diamonds has delayed the publication of an internal probe into alleged human right abuses at its Williamson mine in Tanzania after obtaining fresh information related to the case.
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Petra introduces changes at Williamson as human rights abuses investigation continues
Mining News Pro - Petra Diamonds is already making some changes, such as appointing a new security contractor and implementing a new grievance mechanism, at its Williamson mine, in Tanzania, while it finalises an investigation into alleged human rights abuses by security personnel at the mine.
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Petra Diamonds probes new claims of human rights abuses in Tanzania
Mining News Pro - Struggling Petra Diamonds said on Tuesday is investigating fresh allegations of human rights abuses at its Williamson mine in Tanzania, following a lawsuit against the company launched last year.
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Petra acknowledges Raid human rights abuse claims report, takes interim remedial action
Mining News Pro - Petra Diamonds has acknowledged a report published by UK-based corporate watchdog Raid that identifies a number of alleged human rights abuses relating to security operations at the Williamson mine, in Tanzania.
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Rock-mining bacteria could support human presence in space
Mining News Pro - A new paper published in the journal Nature Communications suggests that bacteria can extract useful materials from rocks on Mars and the Moon and pave the way for new technologies to help humans explore and establish settlements on distant worlds.
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Petra starts investigation into alleged human rights issues at Williamson
Mining News Pro - UK-based law firm Leigh Day has filed claims in the High Court of England and Wales against London-listed Petra Diamonds and Williamson Diamonds, on behalf of 32 anonymous individuals over alleged human rights breaches at the Williamson mine, in Tanzania.
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A miner blew up ancient human history, now an industry may pay
Mining News Pro - Scraping away delicately at the reddish-brown earth of northwestern Australia’s vast Pilbara region, a team of archaeologists uncovered a record of life dating back more 40,000 years. Buried in natural shelters at the base of a cliff were thousands of stone and wooden tools, the sharpened fibula bone of a kangaroo and braided strands of hair.
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Renewables sector falling short on human rights
Mining News Pro - The ongoing and global transition to renewable energies is not exempt of human rights abuses, which could create risks in a sector vital to countering the climate crisis, the first benchmark of companies in the sector, published Monday, shows.
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Colombian community refutes Cerrejón human rights allegations
Mining News Pro - A British law firm’s effort to save the Indigenous community of Provincial in the La Guajira region of Colombia from the alleged impacts of the Cerrejón coal operation has backfired.
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BHP-owned mine faces human rights allegations involving UN
Mining News Pro - A BHP-backed coal mine in Colombia has been accused of violating the human rights of the Provincial Wayuu community amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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HOSCO’s Human Resource Deputy;
First Priority Is to Protect the Human Resource
Mining News Pro - Deputy of human resource in Hormozgan Steel Company mentioned the important role of human resource and said that workforce is our most important asset.
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Gemfields ups security, human rights efforts
Mining News Pro - Gemfields is stepping up efforts to increase transparency and ensure security and human rights are protected at its operations.
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Human activity creates 208 new mineral species
Mining News Pro - For the first time, more than 200 mineral species have been identified that originated either principally or exclusively due to human activities – primarily as a result of mining.
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